Truth-Telling: History, Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds

Truth-Telling: History, Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781742236940
Author: Henry Reynolds
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2021
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Fine condition.

If we are to take seriously the need for telling the truth about our history, we must start at first principles. What if the sovereignty of the First Nations was recognised by European international law in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? What if the audacious British annexation of a whole continent was not seen as acceptable at the time and the colonial office in Britain understood that 'peaceful settlement' was a fiction? If the 1901 parliament did not have control of the whole continent, particularly the North, by what right could the new nation claim it?

The historical record shows that the argument of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is stronger than many people imagine and the centuries-long legal position about British claims to the land is far less imposing than it appears.

In Truth-Telling, influential historian Henry Reynolds pulls the rug from legal and historical assumptions, with his usual sharp eye and rigour, in a book that's about the present as much as the past. His work shows exactly why our national war memorial must acknowledge the frontier wars, why we must change the date of our national day, and why treaties are important. Most of all, it makes it urgently clear that the Uluru Statement is no rhetorical flourish but carries the weight of history and law and gives us a map for the future. (back cover)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.

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